MDC: Application of High-Performance Graphics Supercomputers and Communication to Provide Improved Interfaces to Scanning Probe Microscopes

9527192泰勒Nanomanupulator（nM）项目将调查最强大和最有效的系统，方法和算法应用于高性能图形超级计算机，像素流，科学仪器的实时控制。 nM系统为扫描探针显微镜（SPM）提供了一个直观的界面，使来自不同学科的科学家能够检查和操纵纳米尺度的结构。 当数据以真实的时间到达时，nM显示被扫描表面的高质量渲染。 使用力反馈控制，科学家可以感觉到表面表示，以增强对表面特性的理解，并可以直接修改表面。 重要的概念验证研究表明，nM通过充当受控之间的翻译器，大大提高了生产力。 该项目将研究使nM成为科学界更强大和更容易使用的工具的问题。

9527192 Taylor The Nanomanupulator (nM) project will investigate the most powerful and efficient systems, methods and algorithm for applying the high-performance graphics supercomputer, Pixel-Flow, to the real-time control of scientific instrumentation. The nM system provides an intuitive interface to scanning probe microscopes (SPMs), allowing scientists from a variety if disciplines to examine and manipulate nanometer-scale structures. The nM displays a high quality rendering of the surface being scanned as the data arrives in real time. using force-feedback controls, the scientists can feel the surface representation to enhance understanding of surface properties and can modify the surface directly. Important proof-of-concept studies have shown that the nM greatly increases productivity by acting as a translator between controlled. This project will study issues which will made the nM a more powerful and accessible tool for the scientific community.